"Forgive me for saying so, but that does sound standard for the human society I know. Most of them all assume that dwarves are male because they have beards and use 'he' and I'm 'she' because ...well, because I choose to look and act this way. I come across as less threatening that way." That gets a proper eye-roll and another, different flush of colour over her throat.

"I understand why they do it, but in the same way one might understand why a person would take up fly-fishing or orchid cultivation. Baffling, but if it works and you enjoy it, by all means tie bits of fur to hooks or whatever."